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Aug 26, 1000
The Woodlands indian
Woodland Indians - Lifestyle (Way of Living)
Learn about the life of the people of the Northeast Woodland Indians. Discover facts and information about the natural resources available, the languages, culture, clothing, their religion, beliefs and ceremonies. Illustrated with Pictures and images of the Woodland Indians culture. The climate, land and natural resources that were available to the Indian tribes resulted in the adoption of the Woodland Indians culture. -
Nov 28, 1100
The ARchaic indians
The warmer and drier conditions contributed to the extinction of the megafauna that had roamed North America during the Paleoindian period. And some scientists believe that intensive hunting by humans may have further hastened the extinction of several species such as mammoths, mastodons, and an ancient form of bison. -
Jan 1, 1539
Hernando de soto
The 16th-century Spanish explorer and conquistador Hernando de Soto (c. 1496-1542) arrived in the West Indies as a young man and went on to make a fortune in the Central American slave trade. He supplied ships for Francisco Pizarro’s southward expedition and ended up accompanying Pizarro in his conquest of Peru in 1532. Seeking greater glory and riches, de Soto embarked on a major expedition in 1538 to conquer Florida for the Spanish crown. He and his men traveled nearly 4,000 miles throughout t -
The Paleo Indians
his ancient tribe appeared in our continent at the end of the last Ice Age, entering the continent from Asia. Their name, Paleo, actually comes from the Greek word “palaios,” meaning ancient. They inhabited the southwestern United States and northern Mexico between 10,000 and 40,000 years. Although they were here longer than all other following cultures combined, they left very little records of their lives. Archeologists have very little to go by as to the Paleo Indians beliefs, religion, lang -
The Mississsippians
The Mississippian Period in the midwestern and southeastern United States, which lasted from about A.D. 800 to 1600, saw the development of some of the most complex societies that ever existed in North America.
Mississippian people were horticulturalists. They grew much of their food in small gardens using simple tools like stone axes, digging sticks, and fire. Corn, beans, squash, sunflowers, goosefoot, sumpweed, and other plants were cultivated. They also ate wild plants and animals, gathering -
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The MIssissippians
The Mississippian Period in the midwestern and southeastern United States, which lasted from about A.D. 800 to 1600, saw the development of some of the most complex societies that ever existed in North America.
Mississippian people were horticulturalists. They grew much of their food in small gardens using simple tools like stone axes, digging sticks, and fire. Corn, beans, squash, sunflowers, goosefoot, sumpweed, and other plants were cultivated. They also ate wild plants and animals, gathering